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How Ace + Company makes regulatory AI actually work
RegTech & AI

How Ace + Company makes regulatory AI actually work

The regulatory burden facing financial institutions is not a problem that will simplify itself. Each year, more than 50,000 pages of regulatory text are published globally, spanning prudential requirements, operational…
Nick Prince

Nick Prince

Partner

Three Reasons GenAI Keeps Stalling in Financial Services
RegTech & AI

Three Reasons GenAI Keeps Stalling in Financial Services

Across regulatory change, risk, finance, governance and delivery, the work today is increasingly narrative-driven, interpretation-heavy, overwhelmingly text-based, and documented for audit rather than speed. A large part…
Nick Prince

Nick Prince

Partner

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RegTech & AI

Financial Institutions Seek Improvements in CSRD Reporting, GenAI Offers Solutions

Now that the first CSRD reports have been submitted, many financial institutions face a new challenge: how can a one-off effort be embedded into a sustainable, annual process? Research by ACE + Company shows that…
Rens Krediet

Rens Krediet

Business Analyst

Ace joins the AI Coalition Netherlands

Ace joins the AI Coalition Netherlands

Amsterdam, April 2026, Ace + Company , a RegTech and consultancy firm focused on regulatory change, compliance and data in the financial sector, has joined the AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL). With its growing…
Loïs van Diggele

Loïs van Diggele

Marketing Specialist

Join our Practical Inspiration Session: AI in Risk & Compliance

Our Practical Inspiration Session: AI in Risk & Compliance

Across the financial industry, one question keeps coming back: what can AI realistically do in risk and compliance today? Much of the conversation around AI still focuses on technology. Yet the real shift is happening…
Loïs van Diggele

Loïs van Diggele

Marketing Specialist

RegAI Helia Shortlisted for RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026
RegTech & AI

RegAI Shortlisted for RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026

We are proud to share that RegAI Helia, Ace’s Regulatory Intelligence & Automation Platform, has been shortlisted for the RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026 in the category Most Innovative Technology for Regulatory Compliance…
Loïs van Diggele

Loïs van Diggele

Marketing Specialist

Ace + Company appoints Janco Jordaan as Partner

Ace + Company appoints Janco Jordaan as Partner

Ace + Company has appointed Janco Jordaan as Partner, effective 1 January 2026. With this appointment, Ace has strengthened its partner group and continues to accelerate the further development of its RegTech and RegAI Helia…
Loïs van Diggele

Loïs van Diggele

Marketing Specialist

From Pledges to Portfolios: Why Biodiversity Still Lags
Sustainable Finance

From Pledges to Portfolios: Why Biodiversity Still Lags

Dutch banks, insurers, and asset managers have moved biodiversity up the agenda, signing pledges and joining initiatives such as TNFD, the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, and PBAF. But progress is slow in turning those…
Janco Jordaan

Janco Jordaan

Partner

Amended ESRS Omnibus Exposure Drafts timeline: A Closer Look
Sustainable Finance

Amended ESRS Omnibus Exposure Drafts timeline: A Closer Look

EFRAG’s July 31, 2025 Omnibus Exposure Drafts mark the most significant overhaul of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) since their initial release under CSRD. However, the substance of requirements…
Geert Waardenburg

Geert Waardenburg

Partner

How to turn AI governance into a single control fabric
Responsible AI

How to turn AI governance into a single control fabric

Banks today are navigating an increasingly complex web of digital regulations, spanning data protection, operational resilience, and now, AI-specific risk management. While regulatory overlap is nothing new, the arrival…
Janco Jordaan

Janco Jordaan

Partner

AI Compliance in Motion: Adapting to Agentic Systems
Responsible AI

AI Compliance in Motion: Adapting to Agentic Systems

AI compliance is evolving, are your controls keeping up? Interpretation of the AI Act is often grounded in traditional GenAI use cases. But what happens when AI becomes agentic, learning, acting, and adapting…
Nick Prince

Nick Prince

Partner

The Hidden Costs of RegTech Adoption
RegTech & AI

The Hidden Costs of RegTech Adoption

Why the Regulatory Puzzle Needs a Fresh Approach Between continuous ESG updates, AI Act developments, and the impending Basel III final reforms, financial institutions face a flood of new rules that can overwhelm even…
Nick Prince

Nick Prince

Partner

Integrating Environmental and Social Factors into Risk Management: A Reflection on Current Status
Integrated Risk Management

Integrating Environmental and Social Factors into Risk Management: A Reflection on Current Status

As the world faces the increasing impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, financial institutions are under growing pressure to integrate these factors into their risk management frameworks. While…
Geert Waardenburg

Geert Waardenburg

Partner

The Omnibus Package: a Game-Changer for Financial Institutions and Sustainability Compliance
Sustainable Finance

The Omnibus Package: a Game-Changer for Financial Institutions and Sustainability Compliance

The European Commission’s Omnibus Package introduces significant changes to corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, with the potential to fundamentally reshape the compliance landscapes for…
Geert Waardenburg

Geert Waardenburg

Partner

Regulatory Change Reinvented: making compliance easy and effective
Regulatory Change Management

Regulatory Change Reinvented: making compliance easy and effective

Increasing pressure on regulatory change for financial institutions Despite an increased focus on regulatory change over the last years, the complexity thereof is also growing at an increasing rate, leading to major…
Arthur Willigenburg

Arthur Willigenburg

Managing partner

Ace + Company awarded FD Gazelle 2024

Ace + Company awarded FD Gazelle 2024

Professional services and regtech service provider Ace + Company, has been named an FD Gazelle for the first time this year. This places the company among the fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands. Receiving the…
Loïs van Diggele

Loïs van Diggele

Marketing Specialist

Navigating Supervisory Evaluation
Integrated Risk Management

Navigating Supervisory Evaluation

Supervisory expectations continue to rise Supervisory expectations continue to rise. A far more pro-active approach to supervisory evaluation is key to safeguard resilience in an increasingly complex environment. The…
Arthur Willigenburg

Arthur Willigenburg

Managing partner

DORA: It is time to act now
Non-financial Risk

DORA: It is time to act now

Use smart technology to accelerate implementation In the rapidly changing digital world, it’s crucial for financial institutions to ensure the security and resilience of their digital operations. The Digital Operational…
Geert Waardenburg

Geert Waardenburg

Partner

Why embedding ESG into probability of default models is good for banks and the planet
Sustainable Finance

Why embedding ESG into probability of default models is good for banks and the planet

From sector-based exclusion to sustainability-linked products, more and more banks are taking steps to align with the growing demand for a more sustainable financial services industry. At the same time, however, the…
Janco Jordaan

Janco Jordaan

Partner

New EBA report joins Ace in calling for greater integration of ESG in PD modeling
Sustainable Finance

New EBA report joins Ace in calling for greater integration of ESG in PD modeling

This October, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a new report that’s certain to cause a stir in the world of sustainable finance. In fact, it’s already been the subject of much interest here at the Ace…
Janco Jordaan

Janco Jordaan

Partner

DORA is coming: Are you ready for resilience?
Non-financial Risk

DORA is coming: Are you ready for resilience?

Meet DORA DORA’s main objective is to harmonize current regulations on digital operational resilience in financial entities across the EU (something the European Central Bank and other EU authorities are also…
Geert Waardenburg

Geert Waardenburg

Partner

Risketeers

Risketeers: Developing Next-Generation Talent Together

Ace + Company has always been about solving problems in regulatory compliance. That’s true with our consultancy and management, with our regtech solutions, and with our interim professionals. And, with Risketeers, we’re…
Arthur Willigenburg

Arthur Willigenburg

Managing partner

Sustainable Finance

Quantifying and modeling the S part of ESG

ESG is increasingly measured, standardized, and reported on by financial organizations across the globe but with a focus on environmental and governance factors, social impact lags behind. In one survey by BNB Paribas ,…
Janco Jordaan

Janco Jordaan

Partner

Regulatory Change Management

Best practices for change management in regulatory compliance

Today’s financial regulatory environment is complex and often fast-paced. Before Basel II started making regulations more comprehensive, most financial organizations could expect to implement one new regulation at a…
Arthur Willigenburg

Arthur Willigenburg

Managing partner

Sustainable Finance

How can Banks Build ESG Capabilities Internally?

As the ECB shifts focus towards its climate change risks and sustainable finance, it becomes more pressing for banks to make the necessary changes to show compliance not just in 3-5 years but also now. While many banks…
Arthur Willigenburg

Arthur Willigenburg

Managing partner

Sustainable Finance

Building Internal Resources to Meet ESG Obligations

As meeting ESG requirements becomes more pressing, banking organizations are more and more facing shortages of resources, whether internal knowledge, people, or data. Those shortages make sense, as the combination of…
Arthur Willigenburg

Arthur Willigenburg

Managing partner

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